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Greater Roadrunner
MattDinUtah

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

A greater roadrunner in the scrub
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Habitat
High desert scrub
Location
Kanab, Utah
Date taken
7/29/2021
Scientific name
Geococcyx californianus
Equipment used
Olympus EM-5 Mark III and the Olympus 75-300mm lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO 500
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Reactions: PaulCountyDurham, j toon, KC Foggin and 1 other person
KC Foggin
Supporter
A great image of this Roadrunner Matt and beautifully captured.

I'd love to come across one of these guys.
 
MattDinUtah
KC Foggin said:
A great image of this Roadrunner Matt and beautifully captured.

I'd love to come across one of these guys.
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I see them now and again but they've always been very skittish and aside from a single snap years ago in Arizona I've never had a good chance at a photo. Today was the best opportunity I've ever had and luckily he gave me maybe 10 or 15 seconds to get some shots. Really exciting.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
Excellent close-up of this unique species with its crown feathers raised in excitement. Top-marks Matt! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
MattDinUtah
Date added
View count
587
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M5MarkIII
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
500
Flash
On, did not fire
Filename
Roadrunner 20210729-3.jpg
File size
6.7 MB
Date taken
Thu, 29 July 2021 1:09 PM
Dimensions
3331px x 2498px

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